Author: Jack D. Dowell
Publisher:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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The Unity of Western Europe
Author: Jack D. Dowell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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The Unity of European History
Author: John Bowle
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Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Grand Designs and Visions of Unity
Author: Jeffrey Glen Giauque
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807860174
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
In the late 1950s, against the unfolding backdrop of the Cold War, American and European leaders began working to reshape Western Europe. They sought to adapt the region to a changing world in which European empires were rapidly disintegrating, Soviet influence was spreading, and the United States could no longer shoulder the entire political and economic burden of the West yet hesitated to share it with Europe. Focusing on the four largest Atlantic powers--Britain, France, Germany, and the United States--Jeffrey Giauque explores these early stages of European integration. Giauque uses evidence from newly opened international archives to show how a mix of cooperation and collaboration shaped efforts to unify postwar Europe. He examines the "grand designs" each country developed to advance its own interests, specific plans for collaboration or accord, and the reactions of the other Atlantic powers to these proposals. Competing national interests not only derailed many otherwise sound plans for European unity, Giauque says, but also influenced such nascent European institutions as the Common Market, the antecedent of today's European Union. Indeed, beyond examining the origins of the European community, this comparative study provides insight into national attitudes and aspirations that continue to shape European and American policies today.
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807860174
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
In the late 1950s, against the unfolding backdrop of the Cold War, American and European leaders began working to reshape Western Europe. They sought to adapt the region to a changing world in which European empires were rapidly disintegrating, Soviet influence was spreading, and the United States could no longer shoulder the entire political and economic burden of the West yet hesitated to share it with Europe. Focusing on the four largest Atlantic powers--Britain, France, Germany, and the United States--Jeffrey Giauque explores these early stages of European integration. Giauque uses evidence from newly opened international archives to show how a mix of cooperation and collaboration shaped efforts to unify postwar Europe. He examines the "grand designs" each country developed to advance its own interests, specific plans for collaboration or accord, and the reactions of the other Atlantic powers to these proposals. Competing national interests not only derailed many otherwise sound plans for European unity, Giauque says, but also influenced such nascent European institutions as the Common Market, the antecedent of today's European Union. Indeed, beyond examining the origins of the European community, this comparative study provides insight into national attitudes and aspirations that continue to shape European and American policies today.
The Movement Toward European Unity
Author: Jean Loofboro
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 103
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 103
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The Unity of Western Civilization
Author: Francis Sydney Marvin
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Publisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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MAKING OF EUROPE
Author: CHRISTOPHER. DAWSON
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781033006610
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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ISBN: 9781033006610
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Making of Europe
Author: Christopher Dawson
Publisher: CUA Press
ISBN: 9780813210834
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Christopher Dawson concludes that the period of the fourth to the eleventh centuries, commonly known as the Dark Ages, is not a barren prelude to the creative energy of the medieval world. Instead, he argues that it is better described as "ages of dawn" for it is in this rich and confused period that the complex and creative interaction of the Roman empire, the Christian Church, the classical tradition, and barbarous societies provided the foundation for a vital, unified European culture. In an age of fragmentation and the emergence of new nationalist forces, Dawson argued that if "our civilization is to survive, it is essential that it should develop a common European consciousness and sense of historic and organic unity." But he was clear that this unity required sources deeper and more complex than the political and economic movements on which so many had come to depend, and he insisted, prophetically, that Europe would need to recover its Christian roots if it was to survive. In a time of cultural and political ambiguity, The making of Europe is an indispensable work for understanding not only the rich sources but also the contemporary implications of the very idea of Europe.
Publisher: CUA Press
ISBN: 9780813210834
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Christopher Dawson concludes that the period of the fourth to the eleventh centuries, commonly known as the Dark Ages, is not a barren prelude to the creative energy of the medieval world. Instead, he argues that it is better described as "ages of dawn" for it is in this rich and confused period that the complex and creative interaction of the Roman empire, the Christian Church, the classical tradition, and barbarous societies provided the foundation for a vital, unified European culture. In an age of fragmentation and the emergence of new nationalist forces, Dawson argued that if "our civilization is to survive, it is essential that it should develop a common European consciousness and sense of historic and organic unity." But he was clear that this unity required sources deeper and more complex than the political and economic movements on which so many had come to depend, and he insisted, prophetically, that Europe would need to recover its Christian roots if it was to survive. In a time of cultural and political ambiguity, The making of Europe is an indispensable work for understanding not only the rich sources but also the contemporary implications of the very idea of Europe.
Contrasting Values in Western Europe
Author: Stephen Harding
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Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 302
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Publisher:
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Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 302
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A Political History of Western Europe Since 1945
Author: Derek W. Urwin
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317890752
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Taking a thematic approach, Derek Urwin addresses the major political and economic developments in western Europe since World War II, right up to the present day. The book covers issues and developments in national politics, and the movement towards greater unity in Western Europe and the role of Europe in global politics and in the international economy. The text has been revised throughout and updated to take account of the political consequences of the ending of the Cold War and the troubled progress of European integration since Maastricht. The Fifth Edition has lost nothing of its predecessor's clarity and accessibility and in its updated form will win the book a host of new admirers.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317890752
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Taking a thematic approach, Derek Urwin addresses the major political and economic developments in western Europe since World War II, right up to the present day. The book covers issues and developments in national politics, and the movement towards greater unity in Western Europe and the role of Europe in global politics and in the international economy. The text has been revised throughout and updated to take account of the political consequences of the ending of the Cold War and the troubled progress of European integration since Maastricht. The Fifth Edition has lost nothing of its predecessor's clarity and accessibility and in its updated form will win the book a host of new admirers.
France and the Political Unity of Western Europe
Author: William B. Yancey
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Category : European federation
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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Publisher:
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Category : European federation
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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